Weekly expositor. (Brockway Centre, Mich.) 1882-1894, 1887-01-20
Local Expositions.
Wood wanted.

Wood wanted.
Subscribe for the EXPosGToR.
Some one bring us load of wood.
Snow in great quantities these days.
Ovens & Braidwood down them all
on fine tea and coffee.
VIM. Lackie has returned to this
place and will open up a cigar factory.
A rare chance to buy cloaks, jackets
and heavy shawls at Ovens q Braid
woods.
Cur genial friend, Rev. j. w. Gray,
of Clio, made his many friends i'll this
place a short visit the first of the week.
Bert. Dufie and Miss Susie Danger.
of Port Huron, visited DR.. G.. =. Ney
and family and other friends i'll this
place over Sunday.
Some of the oranges in this state are
talking of celebrating Wednesday, the
26th inst. that being the day that Mich
igan was admitted into the union.
Isn't there one of our subscribers
who will respond to our call for load
of wood. We must have load short
ly. as our wood pile is running low.
1t is claimed that bill will be in
troduced in the state legislature re-
quiripg railways to carry passengers at
the uniform rate for tirst-class tickets
of two cents mile.
Charles Runnels. son of Dan Runnels.
Of Port Huron. got his leg hurt on the
toboggan slide on Friday last lie
was steering the machine and his knee
stuck the side Of the shute and broke
his knee-cap.
Oaths are vulgar, senseless, offensive,
impiOus: like obscene words they leave
a lOathsome trail upon the lips, and a
stamp of odium upon the soul. They
crafty no sense, while they outrage
taste and dignity.
IL. +. Leonard was called to New
Haven on Friday 10y the death of his
uncle j. 5. Il. Hathaway. The funeral
was held on Saturday. Mr.. Hathaway
has been confined to the house for the
past twelve years from the effects of
rheumatism.
Deadbeats and shoplifters might as
well give Owosso the shake, the mer-
chants of that city having organized q
business mems protective association.
Detroit Evening Journal. We would
like to see such society formed
among our business men. 1t would rid
the village Of great many dead-beats
and suckers.
The bill for incorporating Brown
City passed the house last Thursday
without an objection and was ordered
to take immediate effect. This is a
step towards progression. Brown City
has always been a lively, wide-awake
village and has good country around
to draw from for support Another
year we expect to see a decided i'm
provement in Brown City.
Advertise by the year," said an old
experienced busines man. 1t is cheap
er, yields better return in proportion
to the money invested. An advertise
ment should always be before the pub
lie in some shape. If it disappears it
is soon forgotten, and those that re-
main have the superiority and advant-
age of the competitor. There is only
one excuse for the discontinuance of
an advertisement-that of retiring from
business.
Last weeks Geman Herold, of Port
Huron, explained the reason l.. A.
Sherman gets pension. In putting it
in English it reads about as follows:
"The Brockway Centre EXPosIToR
would like to know why Sherman,
(Sanborn's NAM gets pension. Bro.
MenZies. we think it is about his white
moustache. The next time you come
here take notice of it and let us know
what you think about it when you see
him (namely the moustache9 We
think that you will agree with us. Any
political question you would like to
have answered, let us know. The
moustache is like the man, small, but
the man uneven white"
a printer stood at the desk of bust
ness man in this city the other day,
noticed him using printed stationery
bought of an eastern house. Said the
printer, who was customer, "what
would you think of me if | should 90
east and buy your line of goods for my
self and fanilyY" The merchant re-
piled, IL would think you fool, when
/ know you can get the same goods as
cheap from me and aid fellow cit
izen.' The printer then called his at
tention TO the stationery when the mer-
chant coughed and walked behind the
counter TO wait upon a customer. Only
day previous the merchant asked the
printer to give him free puff about
his large stock of new goods.
Last week we sent out number OF
dunning letters to the numerous sub.
scribers of the EXPosIToR in arrears
thinking that all would respond nobly
to our call for cash. A few have come
forward and answered our invitation
yet a large number have not recog.
nized our request and to these we must
say, we need cash to pay our running
expenses and meet our obligations as
they come due. Will you not help us
with your mite? No matter how small
your account may seem. taking all to.
gether, they amount to some hun
dreds of dollars standing with the pub
lie which our limited means will not
allow us to carry. Think this matter
lover and we believe you will agree with
us that every man must have his own
to conduct n successful legitimate bust.
ness